Abstract:

Article addresses the issue of the EU funds approved after Romania joined the European Union, highlighting with a technical analysis from the first programming period 2007-2013, but also for the period 2014-2020, their direct applicability to their degree of absorption (Structural and Cohesion Funds) in Romania.

The Structural Funds are implemented through five Sectoral Operational Programs (SOP, respectively EUR 4.5 bilion -for transport,  EUR 3.4 bilion - for human resources development, EUR 2.5 bilion -to increase economic competitiveness, EUR 208 million -for Development of administrative capacity ,  EUR 4.5 billion  - for the environment), a regional development program (ROP, respectively  EUR 3.7 billion) and a technical assistance program (EUR 170 million).

After analyzing the degree of absorption of the funds, one can observe a paradox of the public litigation, on the one hand, the sum of the current receipts and the measures taken in the past, on the other hand, confirms how slow the European funds are accessed .